ENGL110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Living Wage, Cnn, Barbara Ehrenreich
22 Sep 2020
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In her article serving in florida , journalist barbara ehrenreich explores what it is like to live and earn a minimum wage lifestyle. While taking part in working-class jobs, ehrenreich describes the physical and mental impacts of the working conditions. She explains first-hand how managers act towards employees in a minimum wage setting. Ehrenreich describes the workplace and how employees have little freedom for bathroom/lunch breaks. The author"s encounter vividly reports the amount of physical work and how little the bank shows for it. Minimum wage should be raised for families in america, to around ten dollars or more. A livable wage depends on certain socioeconomic characteristics, such as state of residence, family size and the expenses of a household. A livable wage depends on the certain standards such as location. Certain products and services are more expensive in other areas. For example, texas and arizona have lower gas prices than california and new york (cnn. com).
